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Has this thread been done before? If so, I apologize. Thought it might be worth a laugh.
1988 Nissan Sentra - bought used as a college student. Was a runner and tried to sell for $1000 when I graduated, but couldn't find a taker (for $1000!), so gave it to charity.
1990 Toyota Camry - parents hand me down car - transmission went at 150K. Salvaged.
2003 I think Hyundai Elantra - ran surprisingly well considering I bought it off the street from a semi sketchy dude, did have to replace the alternator - totalled in Nassau County.
2005 Honda Civic - sold to me by sister, very reliable car - totalled in Queens
Out of interesting ones I had, I had 91 Civic that was a go anywhere turn key. I bought it for $250 from associate. I gave it away to a patient of mine, what made his life much easier, as he could actually drive to shop. He then taught both of his daughters how to drive with it and gave it to his friend. I believe, it is still running.
As of "fateful" ones, 87 Taurus come to mind. Bought for $1100, replaced literally everything, engine included. Literally, beside seats and dash, that thing had everything replaced, it was falling apart so badly. I left state, family sold it to some guy for $500 who never showed up to pick it up and it was towed away.
We owned over 30 cars, will take pages here... I just tossed in more curious ones...
My first car was a 68 Javelin. Rebuilt the engine and customized. ( Beer tap for a shifter) Sold it when I went to college. The kid who bought it wrecked the darn thing in under 3 months.
Her first car was a Pinto and over the years it literally fell apart, got side swiped in a parking lot. we donated it to the local vo-tech school.
73 Vega .. Body & interior like new but it drank a quart of oil every week, sold it to a guy who said he wanted to put a V8 in to race it.
78 MG Midget . Just got married. Our first irresponsible purchase together, traded in after the birth of our first child.
80 AMC Spirit, the Gremlins big brother and the most affordable family car we could manage for a long time. Donated to charity in the late 90's as neither of my kids wanted it.
90 Dodge Spirit. Totaled less than 100 yards from my entrance into work. The airbags did not deploy, the guy who hit me had no insurance and no drivers license. I had just put on a new set of tires, they still had the little stubby rubber ejection points on them
Ford Windstar, Best vehicle we ever owned when the kids were young and growing. Had 130K miles plus and showing some front suspension problems when we turned it in under the cash for clunkers program in 2009.
Cars we have now are pretty boring but have been dependable. Both now 10 years old +. When we get another it will be a minivan, as they are simply more comfortable as we get older and provide more utility for our specific needs.
02 Acura RSX - Traded in after being hit by a drunk driver in a van while parked at a restaurant
07 Subaru Legacy GT Spec B - Only around 300 of these were made. Sold it privately before a cross country move. He then put a bunch of stickers and nonsense on it and totaled it a few months later(followed him on the forum). He parted it out. Should have just kept it and shipped it.
'91 Passat, totaled - junked
'92 GSX, sold as more or less rolling chassis. Owner planned on rebuilding engine/transmission. No idea if that happened or it just got parted out. Miss it, just didn't have time with college + work to pull the engine/trans and bought the S2000.
'99 Accord, totaled - junked
2001 S2000, sold when I went abroad for work. Really wish I hadn't but parents drew the line at storing one car so kept the Accord and sold the S.
2008 Mazda3, sold
'14 Prius current.
'03 Ninja 250, collects dust in garage. Carbs need to be cleaned out synced and valves adjusted.
'99 CBR600F4 current.
Has this thread been done before? If so, I apologize. Thought it might be worth a laugh.
1988 Nissan Sentra - bought used as a college student. Was a runner and tried to sell for $1000 when I graduated, but couldn't find a taker (for $1000!), so gave it to charity.
1990 Toyota Camry - parents hand me down car - transmission went at 150K. Salvaged.
2003 I think Hyundai Elantra - ran surprisingly well considering I bought it off the street from a semi sketchy dude, did have to replace the alternator - totalled in Nassau County.
2005 Honda Civic - sold to me by sister, very reliable car - totalled in Queens
2012 Honda Accord - current
My story begins in 2002...
1993 Police car---built in the drive-way, sold to a neighbor's kid 2 years later
1995 Trans Am---bought for $4500 with 147K miles on it. Everyone said I was crazy. Ran like a top, minus a heater core replacement, until I wrecked it, it was repaired, and I sold it for $6500 to someone who ran drugs in it, and it ended up in impound.
1988 Mustang GT---bought it as "non-running" from a customer at the dealership I worked at for $1000. Crate motor, crate transmission, etc. and turned it into an obnoxious daily. Gave it to my Dad a year and a half later and got a 2001 WS.6 as early inheritance when he sold his place and asked me what I wanted within a specific budget.
2001 WS.6---traded it even for a 2002 Infiniti G20 after graduating college
2011 C6 Z06---bought new, played with it for a year, traded it for a 2012 370Z
Sold the G20
Daily'ed the 370Z
Decided to move further north, traded the 370Z for a 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee loaded out with HEMI, QD2
Jeep was a POS as Chrysler often is. Traded for a 2015 mazda CX5 2 years later.
Mazda CX5 was awesome, until fuel pump and fp regulator both died right after getting fuel. Liked it so much I traded it in for a 2019 CX5 turbo model.
Present day, driving the CX5 turbo with 16K miles on it and loving it.
69 Mustang - Sold (Dont know what happened t it)
72 Mustang - Sold (Was at a classic car dealer last I heard, was sold to a guy in Texas)
79 LTDII - Dont now, dont care
82 Mercury LN7 - Sold it because engine blew. Kids Dad bought it, replaced engine, kid got killed in it the next week.
72 Pontiac Catalina - Loved this big car, but gas was expensive, Traded it for Festiva
88 Ford Festiva - Drove this thing to hell and back, great little car. Traded it in, and havent sen it since.
93 Dodge Dakota - Totalled
95 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Pile of junk! Traded it. I hope it caught on fire and burned to the ground.
98 Chevy Silverado - Sold it, guy still drives it.
01 Ford F350 - Traded. Dont know what happened to it
08 Chevy 2500 - Stolen
13 Siverado sitting in the parking lot
85 Ford Taurus - Blew engine, sold to scrap yard
93 Taurus SHO - Traded
95 Caprice - Drove the wheels off of it, traded it. Some guy bought t havent seen it but once since.
01 Buick LSabre - Sold it, needed ALOT of work since t had 300000 miles on it, not worth fixing to me.
06 Lacrosse - Stilll going with 275000
05 Uplander - Traded it off and dont care if Iever see that pile of crap again
14 Enclave - in the yard
PLUS have a 03 Ranger. 14 Mustang, 15 Challenger in the yard.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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1958 Chrysler Windsor (at age 14) paid $30, sold for $150
1958 Chrysler Saratoga paid $75, sold for $200
1967 Cortina GT paid $300, sold to junk yard for $50 after totalling
1964 Buick Skylark Wagon, paid $475, traded in and got $200
1973 Pinto Squire Wagon bought new for $2,500, traded in and got $1800
1973 Ford Courier Pickup paid $2,500 used with 200 miles on it, traded in for $400 with 140,000 miles
1980 Datsun 210 traded in
1984 S-10 Blazer, traded in
1987 Aerostar, traded in
1987 Mazda B2000 traded in
1989 Cherokee traded in
1990 Bronco Traded in
1963 Falcon Ranchero, restored and sold to private party
1972 El Camino did upgrades then sold to classic dealer
1994 S10 Blazer traded in
1996 4Runner traded in
2002 Jeep Liberty traded in
2007 Ford Ranger traded in
2013 Challenger traded in
2014 Escape still have (wife's) 40k miles
2017 F150 still have 25k miles
May have forgotten a few, there have been a lot over the years
64 Chevy Corvair. My dad bought it for $100. Gave it to me as a going away present, then he kicked me out
71 Honda 450 DOHC. Loved that bike. Rode it 2200 miles from Seattle to Biloxi, MS. Bike got stolen after two weeks in Biloxi.
68 Chevy Impala. Drove that car for a few years. Sold it.
66 Ford Falcon. piece of crap car. Reverse didn't work.
66 Dodge Dart, slant 6. Pretty good car, tried to drive it over Snoqualmie pass, but it blew up.
68 Buick Special. Great car, lasted for a long time. Sold it to a friend
71 Chevy impala. A gift from my wife's grandmother. Traded it in for a 76 Subaru.
76 Subaru. Great little car, drove it for many years, finally traded it in for another Subaru.
84 Subaru. First new car. Drove it for many years, sold it with 130K miles on it.
91 Toyota 4-Runner. Another great care except for being black. Got really hot in the summer. Owned it for 16 years, finally blew up at 295,000 miles.
94 Honda Civic SI. A sporty little car. Traded it in for Dodge pick-up.
99 Dodge Dakota. Bright yellow with lot's of chrome, big V-8. Averaged 12 miles per gallon. Traded it in for a Toyota Tacoma.
00 Toyota Tacoma. Great little truck.
06 Honda Civic. Drove until 2014. Traded it in for a Subaru
14 Subaru Forrester. Drove it for 2.5 years. Good car, but not great. Traded it in for a Subaru Outback.
17 Subaru Outback. Current car. Love everything about it: Variable cruise control, Eye sight technology, camera for backing up. Multi adjustable seats. Light up side mirrors, glow when a car is parallel on your right or left. We'll drive this car for a long time.
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